Mediterranean Salmon Air Fryer Nuggets

Servings

4-6

Prep Time

20 minutes

Difficulty

Intermediate

Ingredients

2 cans King Oscar Salmon Mediterranean Style
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp chopped parsley
3 tbsp breadcrumbs or panko, plus extra for coating
1 tbsp mayo
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 tsp salt, or to personal taste
black pepper, to personal taste
Additional oil if needed for brushing
Dipping sauce options: hot sauce, bbq sauce, marinara

Mediterranean-style salmon is the key to these family-friendly crispy nuggets. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce and please even your pickiest eaters.

Instructions

Drain and reserve the oil from the salmon cans. Keep the olives and herbs with the salmon. Set both aside.
Combine the salmon (with the olives & herbs), grated parmesan cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs, mayo, egg, salt, and pepper. Stir and mash until the large chunks of salmon are broken up and everything is well combined.
Form the salmon mixture into bite sized nuggets, about 2 tablespoons of mixture per nugget.
Coat with the breadcrumbs then brush the salmon nuggets with the reserved oil.
Preheat the air fryer at 400°F for about 4 minutes.
Add the salmon nuggets to the air fryer, making sure the nuggets aren’t touching (cook in batches if needed).
Air fry at 400°F for 6 minutes.
Flip the nuggets and then continue to air fry at 400°F for 4-5 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
Serve warm with hot sauce or your favorite dipping sauce.